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<h1>Create a help project
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<p>An HTML help project (.hhp) file is a text file that brings together all the elements of a help project. It contains the data HTML Help Workshop needs to combine topic (.html, .htm), image (.jpeg, .gif, .png), index (.hhk), and contents (.hhc) files into a single compiled help (.chm) file.</p>

<p>The project file also contains information about how a compiled help file will appear. Window definitions you create in the project file determine attributes of your help windows, such as size and position.</p>

<p>As a help author, you <a href="prjed.htm">create the project file</a> and <a href="prjadd.htm">add to it the locations</a> of your topic, contents, index, and other files. You can <a href="prjopt.htm">modify the project file options</a> and <a href="win.htm">customize your help windows</a> to match the design of your system. You can make other changes depending on the size and complexity of your help system.
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<p>When you create a new project, contents, or index file, the minimum necessary settings are added automatically. The project file is divided into sections; for example, <code>[FILES]</code> and <code>[OPTIONS]</code> are included in every help project file. You can edit these sections by double-clicking the section title.
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<p>Once your project file is complete, you <a href="prjcmp.htm">compile it</a> to create the final help file. Then you <a href="overtest.htm">test the help file</a> to make sure everything appears the way you want it.
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